Daniel Radcliffe sat down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about his role in December Boys, and how it’s oh-so-different from Harry Potter. Maps, Radcliffe’s character in Boys, smokes, drinks, and gets busy. Here’s what he has to say about the soon-to-be-infamous scene:

What I love about that scene is that it’s very, very sweet. It’s a mixture of genuine innocence and something that’s not anywhere near innocent. Even though you get the feeling she’s being very overtly sexy, it still seems very harmless and tender and caring.